Job Title: Senior Manager, Procurement

Job Code: SAS20231302-96993

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL; Amityville, NY; Alpharetta, GA

Job Description:

• Oversee 2 managers, providing guidance, mentorship and coaching for leadership development
• Collaborate with other functions including but not limited to material management, engineering, quality, and program management teams to ensure purchasing needs are met for each commodity.
• Resolve purchasing related problems and make recommendations autonomously
• Business Unit point of contact for all procurement related activities
• Drive actions towards meeting department objectives and submit performance reports to management.
• Establish/manage collaborative relationships with key department suppliers and develop strategic supplier relationships.
• Develops or champions new concepts or technologies.
• Identify and implement process improvements.
• Leads and directs experienced professionals, lower level supervisors, or associate managers and reviews the work of direct reports assignments.
• Has hiring, promotion and compensation authority within own organization, in accordance with management review and approval.
• Implement strong employee engagement and employee morale initiatives
• Knowledge of government contracting.
• Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), ability to manage various responsibilities and people.

Essential Functions:

• Provide mentoring and supervision to experienced professionals, lower level supervisors, or managers.
• Review purchase order packages above procurement managers signature authority.
• Write and hold mid-year and year-end performance reviews and conduct career development discussions.
• Champion organizational objectives and provide guidance to staff members.
• Responsible for disseminating procurement metrics to the BU Supply Chain Directors and Programs.
• Manages a team with focus on policy and strategy implementation
• Responsible for Managing the implementation of functional strategies and recommends operational plans that directly impact the short- to mid-term function or business area results.
• Experience leading buyers within the Aerospace & Defense Industry.

Qualifications:

• BS/BA Degree with typically 12 years related experience, or a Graduate Degree with typically 10 years related experience.
• Experience in procurement, supply chain, and material management processes.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Broad management and leadership knowledge to lead cross-department project teams or manage across the function.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Experience is executing contracts according to FAR, DFAR and public law requirements
• Utilizes Lean Six Sigma processes and tools
• Negotiation and follow up skills required.
• PC skills in MS office, with Word and Excel formats essential.
• Knowledge in Control (MRP) and PeopleSoft financials a plus.